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Secure Download

The application sa.exe by Secure Download has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named SACheck triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-163-170.jax1.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Secure Download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd16ef395ef3404234d6dbe874e1abd7

SHA-1:
1ee46269420824cc22811f6eb12491c94f20bebe

SHA-256:
d52d02c8eed0d323fb0d51d700568d70c66296000384967861e17f1c6ad33c4f

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:13:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.SecureDownload.C
14.11.10.18

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Banload
10245

File size:
322.8 KB (330,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchassist\sa.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Download

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/31/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/1/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Secure Download, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Secure Download, L=Varna, S=Varna, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
33603C68EE7C09737EB44A0122AD5A1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/25/2014 5:59:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8GyDLK6643ixcixm4fwtY8zELR6uWpdD888888888888W88888888888:bYK664afxpw68ALYFpt888888888888B

Entry address:
0x3D794

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 00, AB, 43, 00, E8, 97, C4, FC, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 6C, D9, 43, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B2, 01, A1, 98, 3C, 42, 00, E8, BD, 04, FF, FF, 8B, D8, 66, BA, 3D, 00, 8B, C3, E8, E8, FC, FE, FF, B2, 01, 8B, C3, E8, 4B, FD, FE, FF, E8, EA, 6C, FC, FF, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 8E, 5D, 01, 00, 00, C7, 05, B0, 4F, 44, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 55, EC, A1, B0, 4F, 44, 00, E8, 29, 6D, FC, FF, 8B, 55, EC, 8B, C3, E8, 73, FA, FE...
 
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Entropy:
6.4622

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
242.5 KB (248,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SACheck

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-145-27.yto50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.145.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-228.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-145-24.yto50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.145.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-241.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-67.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-18.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-92.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-87.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-56.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-42.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-30.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-25.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-109.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-102.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-227.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-212.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.212:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-170.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-164.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.164:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-160.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-120.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.120:80)

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